Thursday, March 17, 2011

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Puppet Tutorial

I'm very proud today to introduce a super talented guest blogger, Alexandra from Kinderpendent. Alex is always inspiring me with her creative masterpieces and flare for imaginative design. It should come as no surprise that when I mentioned this weeks The Very Hungry Caterpillar theme to Alexandra that she quickly crafted together this amazing tutorial. I LOVE IT!! Thanks so much Alex!!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Puppet Tutorial

Materials:

yarn (greens, blues, yellow) & crochet hook (or you can use a long sock to bypass this part)

felt pieces (red and brown)

needle + thread

*crochet tutorial for the base (if you're using a sock, skip the crochet tutorials)

1. chain 4, join the ring with a slip stitch

2. chain 3, 3 double chains in each stitch around (12 DC), end round with a slip stitch

3. chain 3, 2 double chains in each stitch around (24 DC), end round with a slip stitch

4. chain 3, double chain in each stitch around (24 DC), end round with a slip stitch